Farm Homes Can Be Made Modern
New Madrid county farmers will view a balanced farming demonstration at the Lueker farm near Parma on August 47. The program shows four inch attic and wall insulation, a sanded floor, a complete septic tank, and a modern kitchen remodel. Hog display, vetch seeding, and fertilizer use accompany talks by William Murphy and local agents.
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New Madrid County
Lueker
Parma
Luekers
Lucker
William Murphy
University of Mussour
Luckers
Frank Stanley
Sue Critchlow
Home Economics Club of
New Hope
Lowie Woodruff
Missouri College of Agriculture
Risco Junction
Americans Paid Record Tax Bill in 1948 Year
Census Bureau figures show the 1948 tax bill totaled 54 billion dollars with an average 372 per person. Federal revenue rose, while state and local taxes also increased. individual income taxes topped 19.8 billion, and property taxes remained the largest local source.
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United States
Census Bureau
Bureau
Gray Ridge School Begins Summer Term
The Gray Ridge district launches summer term on Monday August 8 with R L Rasche as superintendent and B J Dowdy as principal. The staff includes high school and elementary teachers, plus new courses and redecorated buildings. two new elementary rooms under Floyd Anderson and an addition to the Colored school under A R Hendrix. The district annexed Trotter Marco Clines Island and Hale, now valued at 1,117,000 with a tax rate of 1.75 per hundred. no bonds or debts.
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Gray Ridge
R. L. Rasche
B. J. Dowdy
Mabel Weaver
Paul Osborn
Carrie Henderson
Pauline Baker
Ellen Bailiff
Mary Jo Scruggs
Mabel Newby
Margaret Mekan
Mary Wilcox
Ruby
Eva Murer
Clunes Island
Alta Phillips
Eloise McClellan
Roy Merritt
Paul Rankins
Ted Johnson
Wilbur Wilson
John Crewse
Hazel Juhan
Stella Bruce
Tina Hatchett
Ruth Scowden
Lula Tribbey
Richard Gipson
A. Putney
John H Lawrence
John Dillon
Clines Island
Herbie Bratch
Floyd Anderson
Dexter
Gray Ridge Colored School
A. R. Hendrix
Dudley
Trotter
Marco
Hale
Re elected to Survey's board of directors
W oS Corrigan, vice-president of the Bank of Sikeston, has been re elected to the Board of Trustees of Missouri Public Expenditure Survey. The Survey is the state taxpayers association devoted to increased economy and efficiency in all areas of government.
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W Os Corrigan
Bank of Sikeston
Missouri Public Expenditure Survey
State Taxpayers’ Association
DDT Sprayed at Missouri State Fairgrounds Ahead of Fair
The Missouri State Fairgrounds covering 276 acres will undergo several DDT sprayings before Fair Week from August 21 to 28. Roy S Kemper, Secretary, announced the precautionary measure as part of enhanced sanitation. At Lilbourn two new buildings rise, a brick church is under construction by the Baptist congregation, and a new brick library building with concrete block interior is being erected.
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Lilbourn
Sedalia
Roy S Kemper
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Gray Ridge School
Survey
Herald
G. I. Loans
Scott Insurance Agency
Zy Spa
Perang
Kroehler
Florence
Moore’s
Duncan-Phyfe
Depen
Eacies
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